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Household of John Douglas (born 1837, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Douglas and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Douglas, born in 1837 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Fanny Douglas, born in 1839 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Walter (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jackson (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Fanny (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Thomas Shaw, born in 1877 in Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Douglas's household

Male

John

Douglas

Head
Female

Fanny

Douglas

Wife
Male

Walter

Douglas

Son
Female

Jackson

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Douglas

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Douglas

Son
Male

John

Douglas

Son
Female

Fanny

Douglas

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Douglas

Head

Married

44

1837

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Fanny

Douglas

Wife

Married

42

1839

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Walter

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jackson

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Douglas

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Douglas

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Douglas

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Douglas

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Fanny

Douglas

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shaw

Visitor

-

4

1877

Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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